Sending MIDI to different tracks

[JoeM]

I don't how to go about doing what I want to achieve and am looking for some guidance.

I have a controller, a Korg padKontrol, that I have a working m4l device for. What I want to do is observe the active track and have the controller change how it works based on the instrument in that track.

So if the active track has a drum rack I want it to send the proper midi notes for a drum rack, instert flam and roll behaviour, trigger recording patters, etc.
If the track is an audio kind I want it to just trigger clips and maybe control a few parameters, and any other instrument have the pads trigger keys and I'll add extra functionality like locking to a key etc.

The real issue I need solved is, is it possible to send midi to and track? Do I need to insert helper devices directly into the device chain? Also, with a drum rack device, can I trigger and navigate the active samples directly or is it only possible to send midi messages and not know which section of the rack is active?

Thanks

[JoeM]

I've been able to successfully send messages via a slave device that literally just funnels a [r ] object to midisend. Pretty dumb. I can't help but feel they dropped the ball in some spots.
Sending midi to an arbitrary track/device seems like a pretty basic feature to have in a MIDI centric DAW (unless I'm really dumb myself and can't find a way after much searching).

Secondly, I can't believe you can't navigate (Scroll) drum racks. How is that not just a DeviceParameter? (again, am I dumb here and not seeing how to do it?)

[julienb]

I've been able to successfully send messages via a slave device that literally just funnels a [r ] object to midisend. Pretty dumb. I can't help but feel they dropped the ball in some spots.
Sending midi to an arbitrary track/device seems like a pretty basic feature to have in a MIDI centric DAW (unless I'm really dumb myself and can't find a way after much searching).

Secondly, I can't believe you can't navigate (Scroll) drum racks. How is that not just a DeviceParameter? (again, am I dumb here and not seeing how to do it?)

you want to send midi from an external device to a track?
it is possible...

[Surreal]

i think he means dynamically.

i think you have found the workaround we would suggest. you add the effect on one track and use receive objects to get the midi to other tracks. take a look at stretta's suite for thisinstance and autofocus. he has worked out a fair amount of logic that does what you want.

[JoeM]

i think he means dynamically.

i think you have found the workaround we would suggest. you add the effect on one track and use receive objects to get the midi to other tracks. take a look at stretta's suite for thisinstance and autofocus. he has worked out a fair amount of logic that does what you want.

Yeah you get what I'm trying to do. Thanks for the suggestion.